* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] ALRIGHT, WE'RE [ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Commissioner Dunn Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Vice Mayor Little Presentation to Brentwood School Principals Presentation to Recreation Service Providers Presentation to Community Service Providers] GONNA CALL TO ORDER THE, UH, REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HERE FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH. I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT AND, UH, WE HAVE LOTS OF SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE. SO, UH, WELCOME ALL OF Y'ALL. WE'RE GONNA START OUT WITH, UH, INVOCATION BY COMMISSIONER DUNN, THEN A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, UH, BY, UH, MAYOR OR VICE MAYOR LITTLE, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER. WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF GATHERING HERE TONIGHT. WE ASK YOUR BLESSING ON OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. AS ALWAYS, THESE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE EVERY DAY FOR ALL OF US, AND WE ASK YOU TO WATCH OVER THEM TONIGHT. WE ALSO ARE SO THANKFUL AND ASK YOUR BLESSING FOR OUR EDUCATORS WHO EVERY DAY WORK WITH OUR YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY TRY TO BRING OUT THE BEST IN THESE CHILDREN. THEY GET EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO THESE CHILDREN AND INVESTED IN THEIR SUCCESS. IT, IT'S NOT JUST ANY OLD JOB. IT'S A JOB WHERE THEY CARE AND THEY WANT THE CHILD TO SUCCEED. WE ASK YOU TO WATCH OVER THEM AND TO HELP THEM DAILY IN THEIR, UH, WORK WITH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. WE ALSO THANK OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS, THOSE WHO PROVIDE SPORTING ACTIVITIES FOR OUR BOYS AND GIRLS WHO GIVE OF THEIR OWN TIME IN COACHING AND SHOW THEM THE CORRECT WAY TO HAVE SPORTSMANSHIP PARTICIPATE IN TEAMWORK AND, AND JUST ENJOY THEIR TIME AS YOUNG PEOPLE. WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO TAKE CARE OF OUR SENIOR CITIZENS AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR NEEDS AND FOR PEOPLE LIKE THE YMCA WHO PROVIDES FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF SOME PEOPLE, ALL OF THESE FOLKS CONTRIBUTE SO MUCH TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE ESPECIALLY THANKFUL FOR OUR RESIDENTS WHO SUPPORT THEM SO MUCH THAT THEY OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVE OF THESE DONATIONS THAT WE PROVIDE EACH YEAR. WHEN POSSIBLE, LORD BLESS ALL OF THESE PEOPLE, BLESS MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND OUR STAFF. HELP US TO DO OUR JOBS TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. AND WITH INTEGRITY ALWAYS FOR THESE THINGS WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. IF YOU WILL FACE THE FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. SO, UH, TONIGHT I'M GONNA CALL AN AUDIBLE AND GO JUST A LITTLE BIT OFF AGENDA BECAUSE WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST HERE TONIGHT, AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FROM DUBLIN, IRELAND, UH, THE HONORABLE RORY HOGAN. SO RORY, IF WANNA COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND INTRODUCE OURSELVES AND, UH, OR INTRODUCE YOURSELF, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. BRILLIANT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, MAYOR ANDREWS. AND THANK YOU ALL COMMISSIONERS FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT. AND, UH, REALLY PLEASURE TO MEET SOME OF THE RESIDENTS HERE TODAY AS WELL. UM, MY NAME IS ROY HOGAN. UH, I AM A COUNSELOR IN DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL IN IRELAND. UH, I'M VISITING TENNESSEE PRIVATELY, UH, FOR A FEW DAYS. AND BEFORE COMING HERE, I FOUND IT QUITE INTERESTING HOW THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS. AND SO I THOUGHT IT'D BE INTERESTING TO SEE FIRSTHAND RATHER THAN SIMPLY READING ABOUT IT. UM, I WANT TO GIVE A PARTICULAR THANKS TO COMMISSIONER ANN DUN FOR INVITING ME HERE THIS EVENING. UH, WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE AREA, I CAME ACROSS ANNE'S BACKGROUND AND I NOTICED THAT, UH, SHE WAS BORN IN BELFAST, AND SO SHE, HERSELF IS IRISH. AND SO I THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, SEEING THAT SOMEBODY FROM BELFAST IS HERE AS A COMMISSIONER AND FORMER MAYOR, I THOUGHT THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY I COULD NOT PASS UP. AND SO, UM, I DIDN'T FIND, I DIDN'T EXPECT MYSELF TO BE STANDING HERE TONIGHT. BUT, UH, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND IT'S A REALLY PLEASURE, BIG PLEASURE TO MEET YOU ALL. UM, OUR CITIES, DUBLIN AND BRENTWOOD ARE VERY DIFFERENT IN SIZE AND CHARACTER, BUT THERE'S A LOT THAT WE HAVE IN COMMON. UM, IRELAND HAS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF JUST TWO FORMS OF GOVERNMENT. WE'VE GOT LOCAL, UH, AND WE'VE GOT NATIONAL. AND ON OUR LOCAL COUNSELOR, DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL, LIKE I NOTICED THAT THERE'S SEVEN OF YOU HERE TODAY IN DUBLIN, WE HAVE 63. UH, SO I, I THINK YOU CAN IMAGINE, UH, THE HOW LONG THE MEETINGS CAN TAKE SOMETIMES AND THE, UH, PLURALISTIC VIEWS, UH, THAT YOU MIGHT FIND IN SOME OF THE MEETINGS. BUT, UH, FROM SPEAKING WITH ANNE, UH, AND, UH, WITH, UH, MAYOR ANDREWS, UM, I WAS KIND OF STRUCK AT HOW FAMILIAR OUR JOBS WERE. UM, YOU KNOW, [00:05:01] ROADS, TRAFFIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL SERVICES, BUDGETS, NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS WHO QUITE REASONABLY EXPECT THEIR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES TO HELP WHEN SOMETHING ISN'T WORKING. THE STRUCTURES AND TERMINOLOGY MAY BE DIFFERENT, BUT I SUSPECT THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING A LOCAL AREA REPRESENTATIVE IS REMARKABLY SIMILAR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC. UM, I'VE ONLY BEEN IN THIS PART OF TENNESSEE FOR A SHORT TIME, BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT IS IMMEDIATELY APPARENT IS THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH TAKING PLACE IN THIS REGION. UM, IT HAS BEEN VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW COMMUNITIES LIKE BRENTWOOD ARE TRYING TO MANAGE THAT GROWTH WHILE ALSO PROTECTING THE CHARACTER OF AND QUALITY OF LIFE THAT MADE, UH, PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND THAT IS A CHALLENGE THAT WE SHARE IN DUBLIN. YOU KNOW, IT'S A SPRAWLING CITY WITH LOTS OF GROWTH, POSITIVE GROWTH, BUT NEEDS TO BE, WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE CHARACTERS CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE CITIES, UH, STAY IN PLACE. AND, UM, VERY GRATEFUL, UH, TO COMMISSIONER DUNN FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT. UM, IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BRENTWOOD AND ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN TENNESSEE. UH, IF ANY OF YOU, UH, FIND YOURSELVES IN DUBLIN, UH, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT AND, UH, I'M PLANNING ON VISITING, UH, GRACELAND ON WEDNESDAY, SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. GOOD MORNING. BEFORE YOU RUN OFF, WE, UH, PUT TOGETHER, UH, A TAKE HOME FROM BROIN, TENNESSEE. I HOPE YOU REMEMBER US FONDLY. DO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I HOPE YOU FIND A WAY TO BRING THAT ON THE PLANE, . WELL, THAT IS REALLY FUN. SO, UH, MOVING ON TO THE, THE, ALSO ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE THINGS TO DO EVERY YEAR, WE'RE DOING OUR PRESENTATIONS OF, UH, SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOLS RECREATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS. SO, A THANKS TO ALL OF Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE, UH, TO TRY TO ORGANIZE THIS. UH, AND, UH, AFTER CONSULTING WITH MY PEERS IN THE COMMISSION, WE'VE DONE THIS A VARIETY OF WAY, WAYS THROUGH THE YEARS. WE'RE GONNA TRY THIS YEAR TO START OUT WITH THE SCHOOLS. SO START WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THEN MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS, AND LET EACH OF Y'ALL APPROACH THE PODIUM AND JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU MIGHT DO WITH THE, UH, THE SUPPORT. THEN AFTER WE DO THE, THE SCHOOLS, WE'RE GONNA DO THE, UH, RECREATION SERVICE PROVIDERS. SO WE'LL HAVE EACH OF Y'ALL, UM, COME UP AND JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT AND THEN WRAP UP WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS. THEN AFTER ALL THAT, WE'RE GONNA COME DOWN, THE COMMISSION WILL COME DOWN WHERE THE PODIUM SITS. NOW WE'LL MOVE THE PODIUM AND DO PICTURES WITH THE, UH, THE FAKE CHECKS . UM, BUT YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T SKIP THAT PART, RIGHT? SO WE'RE JUST GONNA, RATHER THAN DOING THE PLATOON BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH EACH TIME, WE'RE JUST GONNA TRY TO DO THAT ONE TIME. SO, CHARLES, DOES THAT WORK FOR YOU? THAT'S PERFECT. EXCELLENT. UH, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? ALRIGHT. SO LET'S BEGIN WITH OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF PRINCIPALS. UH, IF Y'ALL WANNA SORT YOURSELVES OUT, UH, ALPHABETICAL ORDER, IF YOU'D PREFER ALL SITTING TOGETHER. YEP. TEASING ABOUT THE ORDER. GOOD EVENING. I AM BRONWYN RECTOR. I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF CROCKETT ELEMENTARY. SO HAPPY TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND JUST WANT TO GIVE A BIG WORD OF THANKS FOR THE, FROM THE CROCKETT COMMUNITY TO ALL OF YOU, NOT ONLY FOR YOUR MONETARY RESOURCES, BUT WE ARE ALWAYS SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME. UM, VICE MAYOR LITTLE HAS BEEN OUT. COMMISSIONER TRAVIS HAS BEEN OUT TO HELP US WITH OUR SPELLING BEE. I KNOW MRS. KORN, UM, ONE OF OUR PARENTS AND ALSO, UH, WHO WORKS HERE WITH YOU ALL IS ALWAYS SO GRACIOUS TO HELP US PUT THAT TOGETHER. AND SO WE ARE SO THANKFUL, UM, FOR THAT SUPPORT AS WELL. BUT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE, WITH THE, THE FUNDS THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO US, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE ENHANCEMENTS TO OUR CAFETERIA TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENT PERFORMANCES THAT OCCUR IN OUR CAFETERIA. AND THIS YEAR WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR GREEN SCREEN ROOM, WHICH IS WHERE OUR STUDENTS FILM THE DAILY NEWS. OUR FIFTH GRADERS FILM THAT FOR US EACH DAY. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE SOME UPGRADES THERE. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO MAKE SOME SOUND AND VISUAL ENHANCEMENTS TO OUR GYM WHERE WE GATHER ONCE A MONTH TO DO OUR CELEBRATIONS AND ASSEMBLIES. SO JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES IN BRENTWOOD. WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. HI, I'M TINA AARON. I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF SUNSET ELEMENTARY. I WOULD LOVE [00:10:01] TO SHARE, UM, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT MAKES SUNSET REALLY SPECIAL, I THINK. UM, AND THAT'S, WE WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD TO FIND WAYS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO CONNECT TO THE SCHOOL TO FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG. AND WE DO THAT THROUGH A LOT OF OUR AFTER SCHOOL AND BEFORE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. UM, I WANNA BRAG A LITTLE LIT LITTLE BIT. LAST YEAR, UM, WE WERE THE FIRST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOLS TO START A BEST BUDDIES CHAPTER, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT, UM, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, UM, TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR PEERS. UM, AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE WERE NAMED THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHAPTER OF THE YEAR FOR ALL OF TENNESSEE. SO, UM, SUPER PROUD OF THAT AND WANT TO USE THE FUNDS THAT YOU SO GRACIOUSLY DONATE, UM, TO OUR SCHOOL TO CONTINUE TO, UM, INVENT NEW CLUBS FOR OUR KIDS. THIS YEAR WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A CHESS CLUB FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE, ACTUALLY, IT WAS TODAY WE HAVE TEAM SUNSET POKEMON, WHERE THE KIDS ARE LEARNING THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, HOW TO TRADE, HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CARDS, THE VALUES OF THEIR CARDS. AND THEN THE SECOND HALF THEY'RE GONNA LIKE, PLAY POKEMON. I DON'T KNOW, I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. UM, WE ARE ALSO DOING A RIDING CLUB FOR THE FIRST TIME WHERE KIDS ARE, UM, STUDYING GENRES AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO PUBLISH ANTHOLOGY, UM, THAT OTHER KIDS CAN CHECK OUT. UM, AND WE'RE ALSO DOING A SCIENCE FAIR. SO THESE FUNDS WILL HELP US WITH ALL OF THE, UM, DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND, AND THINGS WE NEED TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE STARTUPS. SO WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. HELLO, I'M JAMIE DRESNER. I'M THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FROM SCALES ELEMENTARY. I WANNA FIRST THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE TO ALL OF BRENTWOOD AND OUR SCHOOLS. LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE FUNDS AND WE COMPLETED OUR MUSTANG MOVEMENT LAB, WHICH IS A REALLY COOL, UM, SPACE THAT WE HAVE WHERE WE HAVE A ROCK WALL, WE HAVE PULL UP BARS, WE HAVE GYM MATS WHERE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO GO WHEN IT WAS RAINY, WHEN IT WAS SNOWING, WHEN IT WAS TOO HOT THIS WEEK. UM, AND ALSO RIGHT BEFORE A TEST. SO EVERY SINGLE STUDENT IN OUR SCHOOL WAS ABLE TO USE THAT. WE'RE GONNA KIND OF FOLLOW THAT WITH OUR FUNDS THIS YEAR AND WE'RE GONNA BUILD SOME, UM, OUTSIDE LOCOMOTIVE SENSORY PATHWAYS ON OUR TRACK AS WELL AS BUY SOME ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT SO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO EVERYTHING. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHAD WALKER. I AM PRINCIPAL OF JORDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I BELIEVE WE ARE THE YOUNGEST OF THE BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AT NINE YEARS OLD. THIS IS OUR NINTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR NINE YEARS, BUT WE JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED TO OUR SCHOOL OVER THE YEARS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE MONEY OVER THE YEARS AND PUT IT INTO PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, BASKETBALLS, SOCCER BALLS, FOOTBALLS JUMP ROPES, YOU NAME IT THAT OUR KIDS CAN USE EVERY DAY. AT RECESS. WE PURCHASED TECHNOLOGY OVER THE YEARS, DOCUMENT CAMERAS, STEM ACTIVITIES, UM, FOR OUR LIBRARY, UM, CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENTS, MANY THINGS LIKE THAT. THIS YEAR WE ARE LOOKING TO TAKE THE FUNDS AND, AND TO PURCHASE AN INTERACTIVE, UH, SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN USE IN THE LIFE SKILLS CLASS, ALONG WITH OTHER TECHNOLOGY ITEMS THAT CAN ALSO, WITH TECHNOLOGY, IT'S ALWAYS CHANGING, SO WE'RE ALWAYS ADDING NEW THINGS TO OUR LIBRARY AND TO OUR STEM ACTIVITIES. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DO THAT, TO ADD A FEW MORE ROBOTICS OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO AGAIN, WE WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND FOR PROVIDING FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND JUST YOUR SUPPORT, NOT ONLY IN THE FINANCIAL PIECE, BUT JUST IN IN YOUR, YOUR SUPPORT AND AND THOUGHT WORD DEED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HI, GOOD EVENING. UM, I'M MICHELLE KAGE AND I AM THE PRINCIPAL OF LIPSCOMB ELEMENTARY. AND GOING AFTER CHAD IS GREAT 'CAUSE HE'S THE YOUNGEST SCHOOL. I'M PROBABLY THE OLDEST SCHOOL HERE, . WE, UM, STARTED IN 1866 AND THIS YEAR IS OUR HUNDRED AND 60TH BIRTHDAY. SO I TELL PEOPLE THE STORY THAT THERE WERE TWO BROTHERS. THERE WAS WILLIAM LIPSCOMB AND DAVID LIPSCOMB, AND THEY WERE BOTH EDUCATORS. AND ONE STARTED THE PRIVATE LIPS SCUM THAT WE GET CONFUSED WITH SOMETIMES IN NASHVILLE. AND THAT WAS DAVID LIPSCOMB. AND THEN WILLIAM LIPSCOMB STARTED OUR SCHOOL IN 1866, BUT FROM A GREAT FAMILY OF EDUCATORS. AND I WOULD SAY THAT ON THAT LAND SINCE 1866, WE'VE HAD EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND I'M REALLY PROUD TO BE THE PRINCIPAL. I THINK THIS IS MY 21ST YEAR THERE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UM, BUT I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. MY KIDS WENT THROUGH THE SCHOOL, THEY WENT THROUGH ALL THE BRENTWOOD SCHOOLS, BRENTWOOD MIDDLE, BRENTWOOD HIGH. AND I'M JUST SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR US. UM, I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS YEAR, UH, WITH THE, THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE AND COMBINING IN SOME PTO FUNDS, WE ARE GOING TO EXTEND THE WORK THAT OUR DISTRICT HAS ALREADY STARTED. THEY HAVE BROUGHT IN A CONSULTANT TO HELP EVERYBODY LEARN HOW TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS AND HOW TO HELP THEM LEARN AND HOW TO HELP TEACHERS REALLY PLAN FOR STUDENTS THAT HAVE, UM, NEEDS AND TO MAKE THE CURRICULUM MORE ACCESSIBLE SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN LEARN AND GROW. [00:15:01] AND SO WE ARE GOING TO DO MORE WITH THAT WORK AT LIPSCOMB WITH THE FUNDING THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE CONSULTANT ACTUALLY COME AND WORK WITH OUR TEACHERS. SHE'S GONNA DO THREE COACHING ROUNDS OF TEACHERS, UM, LIKE EIGHT TEACHERS EACH THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. AND SHE'S GONNA COME IN AND OBSERVE THEM. SHE'S GONNA ASK THEM, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SEE? WHAT DO YOU WANT HELP WITH? AND SHE'S JUST GONNA REALLY TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THOSE TEACHERS WHO WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THOSE STUDENTS. SO BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS BEFORE THEY BECOME OBSTACLES IS OUR GOAL. AND THAT'S A CREDIT TO YOU ALL. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. IT'S AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE. THANK YOU. HI, I AM REBECCA LFI. I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF KEN ROSE AND I STARTED THIS MORNING ON OUR SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS BY SHARING HOW DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY HELP OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. AND I LOVE THAT OPPORTUNITY EVERY YEAR TO SHARE THAT WITH KIDS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO KNOW THAT YOU HELP SERVE OUR SCHOOLS AND THAT YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF JUST DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY. UM, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT TO SHARE AND THEN I HAVE AN ASK AS WELL. WE, UM, ARE GOING TO USE OUR FUNDS THIS YEAR. WE WERE DOING AN EVENT AFTER SCHOOL CALLED EXTREME NIGHT. IT'S FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, READING, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATHEMATICS. A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS DO THAT. WE REALIZED THAT NOT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE EVENING. AND SO LAST YEAR WE MOVED IT DURING THE DAY. AND SO MIDWINTER WHEN IT'S HARD TO GET OUTSIDE AT RECESS AND DO ALL THOSE THINGS BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER, WE'RE DOING THIS, UM, DAY WHERE WE ARE INCORPORATING ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS AND WE NEED SOME VOLUNTEERS. SO WE ARE GOING TO USE THE MONEY THAT YOU GIVE US TONIGHT TO PUT TOWARDS SOME OF THOSE CONSUMABLE ITEMS. WE HAVE CODING BOTS THAT WE BRING IN AND, UM, PURCHASE AND DO DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WITH THE KIDS. AND WE ALSO WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO WELCOME YOU TO COME TO OUR SCHOOL. I'LL SEND THAT DATE TO YOU, BUT UM, THAT WILL BE IN THE WINTER AND WE HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO COME. I'LL WRAP UP THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. I'M TRENT SATTERFIELD, I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF EDMONDSON. AND, UM, JUST ALWAYS ENJOY THIS NIGHT, UM, GETTING TO BE HERE. UM, ON BEHALF OF EDMONDSON COMMUNITY, WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. UM, OUR MOTTO AT EDMONDSON IS WE ARE FAMILY. UM, AND THAT'S NOT JUST WITH OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS, BUT IT'S ALSO OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. UM, THIS YEAR WE'RE GONNA USE THE FUNDS IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS. WE'VE GOT SOME UNIQUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE FOR OUR TEACHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL, NOT JUST ACADEMICALLY, BUT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONALLY AS WELL. UM, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GONNA PUT THOSE FUNDS INTO THE CLASSROOM, UM, REALLY LOOKING AT CREATING HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES, UM, FOR OUR STUDENTS, UM, THROUGH ENHANCEMENTS WITH OUR MANIPULATIVES IN BOTH READING AND MATH. AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT SOME STEM BINS FOR OUR CLASSROOMS. SO WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. OH GOOD. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. I GUESS THAT BRINGS US ON TO MIDDLE SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO LIPSCOMB ELEMENTARY. THAT'S A LONG TIME THAT'S OLDER THAN SOME OF OUR HISTORIC HOUSES THAT WE DO TOURS OF. YEAH. LISTEN, WAS HERE FIRST. YEAH, IT, IT IS GREAT TO LOOK AT THAT CORNER AND KNOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON THERE ALL THESE YEARS. SO THANK YOU TO THANK YOU ANN. MICHELLE, CAN I TAKE A MINUTE JUST REAL QUICK? 'CAUSE AFTER, FORGOT TO SAY THIS AND BACK, REMIND ME OF IT. ON OCTOBER THE SEVENTH, WE ARE HAVING OUR WALK TO SCHOOL DAY, UM, WHICH IS NATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL DAY, BUT WE'RE ALSO GONNA MAKE IT LIKE OUR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME OUT AND WE'RE JUST WALKING FROM THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY TO LIVE SOME, IT'S NOT FAR , IT'S, WE'D LOVE SEE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO COME CELEBRATE WITH US. SO THANK YOU ANN. THANK YOU. WELL, I'M BILL HARLAN, PRINCIPAL BRENTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'M GLAD TO BE HERE TONIGHT. USUALLY MY SIX SEVEN FRIEND, COACH HARRISON HAS BEEN HERE TO REPRESENT US, UH, DURING OPEN HOUSE NIGHT. BUT, UH, LUCKILY WE'VE HAD A, A A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SCHEDULE THIS YEAR, SO I'M, I'M GLAD TO BE HERE AND GLAD TO ATTEND. UH, JUST FIRST OFF TO SAY WE'VE HAD A GREAT START AT LIN MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE'VE HAD, I, MY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SAID THAT WE HAVE A 409 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN, UM, IN A SPORTS ACTIVITY THIS EARLY FALL SEASON. AND WE'VE GOT ABOUT ANOTHER 70 IN BAND THAT PERFORMED THE OTHER NIGHT. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR PLAYS AND, AND ALL OF OUR FINE ARTS ARE ABOUT TO START CRANKING UP. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT, THE PARTICIPATION THAT WE HAVE AT BRENTWOOD, UM, AND THE EXCITEMENT THAT WE HAVE IN OUR SCHOOLS. AND AND THIS YEAR WE'RE GONNA USE THE FUNDS, UM, TO, UH, ENHANCE OUR MUSIC PRODUCTION CLASS. UH, WE HAVE, UM, A MUSIC PRODUCTION CLASS WHERE WE ARE, UH, NEED TO REPLACE SOME, UH, APPLE COMPUTERS SO THAT THEY CAN DO SOME, SOME OF THEIR RECORDING AND ENGINEERING ON THAT. SO WE'RE, WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT RELATED ARTS CLASS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR, FOR THEM AND JUST TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE FINE ARTS PROGRAMS AT BRENTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. HI, I'M ALLISON HENNEKE AND I AM THE PRINCIPAL AT SUNSET MIDDLE SCHOOL. LAST YEAR WHEN I [00:20:01] WAS HERE, I HAD BEEN ON THE JOB, UH, AS PRINCIPAL FOR THREE WEEKS . AND SO, UM, I WAS QUITE OVERWHELMED WITH ALL THAT WAS AHEAD OF ME. IT IS REALLY A WONDERFUL THING TO HEAD INTO YEAR TWO, UM, AND TO BE REALLY DUG INTO THE COMMUNITY. AGAIN, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, I ACTUALLY TAUGHT AT SUNSET, MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY AT THE BEGINNING OF MY CAREER. SO IT'S REALLY BEEN SO MUCH LIKE A HOMECOMING TO BE BACK. UM, WE ARE THRILLED AND OFF TO A GREAT START. OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING AMAZING THINGS. OUR SCORES ARE GREAT. UM, THE EXCITEMENT IS PALPABLE. AND SO, UM, WE'RE JUST THRILLED ABOUT GETTING STARTED THIS YEAR. I CAN'T THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH FOR YOUR SUPPORT, UM, OF OUR SCHOOLS. IT MEANS SO MUCH. AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO, TO SUPPORT US, UH, PAYS DIVIDENDS EVERY DAY FOR OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS. UM, THIS YEAR WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO REALLY ENHANCE ENHANCING OUR STUDENT CELEBRATIONS FOR THEIR POSITIVE BEHAVIOR. AND SO, UM, SOME OF THE MONEY THAT YOU GUYS ARE PROVIDING IS GONNA GO TOWARDS DOING THOSE THINGS. THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO AMP UP OVER THE YEAR TO REALLY CELEBRATE KIDS WHO MAKE GOOD CHOICES. AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THOSE. UM, THE OTHER THING WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS USE SOME OF THIS MONEY FOR SOME DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS TO SUPPORT OUR FINE ARTS CLASSES, UM, AND TO SUPPORT TEACHERS IN THE WORK THAT THEY DO. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO, I'M MARISSA BLOCK PRINCIPAL AT WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL. UM, LIKE MY FRIENDS, WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START AT WOODLAND. WE HAD OUR PARENT SIXTH GRADE PARENT MEETING TONIGHT, AND WE HAVE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE TOMORROW. UM, AND JUST SEEING THE NUMBER OF PARENTS THAT COME OUT THAT WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH US AND PARTNER WITH US, UH, TO ENSURE THEIR KIDS ARE SUCCESSFUL IS JUST AMAZING. UM, AND WE APPRECIATE TOO, YOUR SUPPORT AND COMING ON ALONGSIDE OF US. OUR MOTTO IS 1% BETTER EVERY DAY. AND SO WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO PARTNER WITH ANYONE AND EVERYONE, UH, TO MAKE OURSELVES 1% BETTER. AND THAT PLAYS INTO HOW WE'RE HOPING TO USE THIS MONEY THIS YEAR. UM, FOR OUR SCHOOL, 1% BETTER IN A TEACHER'S CLASSROOM IS THREE KIDS, UM, ACROSS A GRADE LEVEL MAYBE. AND SO WE'VE HAD, UH, TEAMS GET AS HIGH AS 96%, UM, PROFICIENCY IN THEIR STATE TESTS. SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 1%, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THREE STUDENTS. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR APPLICATIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS IN BEING EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT IN THEIR DATA ANALYSIS. UM, APPLICATIONS THAT CAN PROVIDE STUDENTS JUST THE RIGHT LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR WHERE THEY'RE AT, WHETHER THEY'RE AT THE VERY TOP END AND NEED TO PRACTICE A CT WORDS OR THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA SUPPORT GETTING TO GRADE LEVEL. SO WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF PRO, UH, PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT, UM, OR THAT WE'VE ALREADY PURCHASED. UM, AND ALSO HELPING OUR ROBOTICS TEAM. THEY MADE IT TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST YEAR. UH, AND THOSE PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE, SO WE'LL GIVE THEM SOME MONEY TO KEEP, TO KEEP THAT GOING. SO ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I'M A PARENT OF TWO, UM, RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, UH, AND ALSO BRENTWOOD RESIDENT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WAY THAT YOU'RE USING OUR, UH, MONEY TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO HIGH SCHOOLS. OKAY. UH, I'M KEVIN ELL, PRINCIPAL AT BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. UH, WE ARE ALSO OFF TO A GREAT START. AND YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE, THE EFFECT OF THE COMMUNITY, UH, HOW IT SUPPORTS BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY'RE ALL THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD. SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU VALUE EDUCATION SO MUCH. WE ALWAYS SPLIT THE DONATION THAT WE GET FROM THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD IN THREE AREAS, ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS, IN THE ARTS. AND JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF HOW IT'S IMPACTED THE ACADEMIC AREA. UH, WE HAD TWO STUDENTS, UH, THIS SUMMER THAT COMPETED AT THE NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. THEY WERE NATIONAL RUNNER UPS. SO IT'S THE HIGHEST, UH, AWARD EVER BEEN, UH, EARNED BY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS AT, UH, AT THAT NATIONAL COMPETITION. AND THE MONEY THAT YOU GIVE HELP, HELP SUPPORT THAT. UH, WE HAD SEVEN TEAMS THAT COMPETED IN THE CYBER PATRIOT. IT'S AN AIR FORCE PROGRAM, UH, CYBERSECURITY TO THEIR NATIONAL COMPETITIONS. WE HAD SEVEN TEAMS THAT DID THAT. WE HAD A ROBOTICS TEAM GO TO THE WORLD ROBOTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING, WE'RE ABLE TO ENHANCE THAT. UM, UH, I THINK CHAD WAS TALKING ABOUT THE SCIENCE EQUIPMENT AND THE TECHNOLOGY. WE'RE ABLE TO UPGRADE THE SCIENCE EQUIPMENT 'CAUSE IT CHANGES ALL THE TIME. SO WE'RE ABLE TO USE THE MONEY, THE FUNDS THAT YOU DO FOR VERY ACADEMIC THINGS TO KEEP OUR KIDS AT, UH, TO BE ABLE TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH EVERYONE ELSE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY OR BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. I'M NOT PAM VADEN. . I SEE. IT'S GREAT TO SEE Y'ALL. MY NAME'S PATRICK BOYD. DR. VADEN ACTUALLY HIRED ME AS A TEACHER THE SECOND YEAR THAT RAVENWOOD WAS OPEN. SO I HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH RAVENWOOD LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY. BOTH MY CHILDREN GRADUATED FROM RAVENWOOD AND SUPER THANKFUL FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR SCHOOL AND OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE TWO PROGRAMS AT RAVENWOOD THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY THRIVING AND BUSTING IN THE SEAS. I'D LOVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT TONIGHT. THE FIRST ONE IS OUR BIOS, STEM, UH, [00:25:01] CAREER IN TECH PATHWAY. WE RECENTLY EXPANDED THAT THIS YEAR TO INCLUDE FRESHMEN. IT'S A FOUR YEAR PATHWAY, VERY HEAVILY LAB BASED. AND THERE'S A TREMENDOUS NEED THERE FOR THE, FOR THAT LAB EQUIPMENT. AND THOSE EXPERIENCES FOR THOSE STUDENTS OF THAT PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW AND THRIVE. ALSO, OUR STRINGS PROGRAM, OUR ORCHESTRA IS THE SECOND LARGEST PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. AND OUR GUITAR PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. AND WE WANNA CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO EVERY STUDENT THAT'S INTERESTED AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT THOSE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND GREAT TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THAT BRINGS US DOWN TO OUR RECREATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS. IF Y'ALL CONSIDER YOURSELVES RECREATIONAL SERVICES, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME ON UP TO THE, UH, HELLO. UH, MY NAME IS JONATHAN PERRY. I'M HERE TO REPRESENT, UH, BRENTWOOD BLAZE. I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS THE CITY HAS MADE TO OUR ORGANIZATION, UM, FROM MAINTAINING THE FIELDS AND KEEPING EVERYTHING GOOD TO GO THERE. UM, YOU KNOW, WITH THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE EQUIPMENT FROM HELMETS TO SHOULDER PADS, THE CONTRIBUTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE MADE HAS BEEN GREAT 'CAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO PUT THESE KIDS ON THE FIELD WITH THE BEST EQUIPMENT POSSIBLE TO THEM TO MAKE SURE WE CAN LIMIT INJURIES AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT BRENTWOOD BLAZE IS VERY THANKFUL AND FORTUNATE. I'M THANKFUL THAT I'M IN THIS, THIS COMMUNITY. UM, MY SON'S PLAYED, UH, FOR BRENTWOOD BLAZES SINCE SIX YEAR. I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR FIVE YEARS. AND, UM, IT'S JUST A GREAT FEEDER PROGRAM TO ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE HERE. SO WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. HELLO, UH, I'M MATT MCDONOUGH. UH, I AM THE TREASURER OF THE BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB, AND WE ARE THE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. UH, WE ALSO, UM, PROVIDE BASKETBALL, UH, THROUGH THE COUNTY. AND, UH, THIS YEAR WE'LL HAVE OVER 3000 PARTICIPANTS IN OUR PROGRAMS. UH, SO ANYWHERE FROM THE AGES OF FOUR TO 18. SO, UM, REALLY THANKFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. GLAD TO BE HERE. UH, MY KIDS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN, UH, BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB SINCE, GOSH, I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THIS, BUT 2005. SO, UM, BUT WHAT WE'LL DO WITH THE FUNDING IS, UH, WE'VE GOT A MAJOR RENOVATION PROJECT FOR OUR CLUBHOUSE, UH, BEHIND LIPSCOMB ELEMENTARY AT CTAN. UH, WE ALSO WILL USE IT FOR PORTABLE MOUNDS AT CROCKETT PARK. AND WE ALSO NEED TO SAVE, UH, FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ARTIFICIAL TURF. THAT'S GONNA COME UP SOMEDAY AT CROCKETT. HOPEFULLY NOT ANYTIME REAL SOON, BUT, UH, IT'LL, IT'LL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IT'S, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THEN BRINGS BRINGS US TO OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS. GOOD EVENING. I'M JODY SCHROER AND I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE BRENTWOOD YMCA. AND WITH ME TODAY, I HAVE TRACY JERNIGAN AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE FULL CIRCLE PROGRAM. I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU ON THE COMMISSION ARE INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THE FULL CIRCLE PROGRAM, BUT MAYBE SOME LESS SO, AND CERTAINLY SOME IN THE ROOM. SO I'D LOVE TO TELL YOU BRIEFLY. UH, FULL CIRCLE IS A PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN WITH THE BRENTWOOD YMCA FOR OVER 25 YEARS, AND IT SERVES KIDS AND ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THROUGH INCLUSIVE YEAR AROUND SPORTS SWIM LESSONS, AN ALL ADULT DAY PROGRAM, AND AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND A SUMMER PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. SO WE ARE ACTIVE ALL YEAR LONG, AND THIS WOMAN DESERVES THE GLORY FOR ALL OF THAT AMAZING WORK. UM, I'D LIKE TO ESPECIALLY THANK YOU ALL FOR THE GIFT THAT IS SUSTAINED FUNDING. UM, WE HAVE COME TO YOU FOR MANY YEARS FOR SUPPORT, AND, UH, YOU'VE BEEN PRESENT WHEN WE EXPANDED OUR BUILDING. YOU'VE BEEN PRESENT WHEN WE, UM, WANTED TO EXPAND SERVICES. AND WHAT YOU ALLOW US TO DO IS TO CONTINUE TO SCALE THAT SERVICE. AND SO TRACY'S GONNA TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THAT'S LOOKED FOR US OVER THE LAST YEAR AND INTO THE NEAR FUTURE WITH THE FUNDING WE'RE NOW RECEIVING, ONCE AGAIN. SO THANK YOU. SO THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED US, UM, OVER THE LAST YEAR HAS ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING SERVICES, UM, TO, UH, OUR, OUR, UM, INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY IN SWIM LESSONS. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE SWIM LESSONS TO 30 INDIVIDUALS THIS SUMMER, UM, WHO HAVE, UM, INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. TYPICALLY, WE DO ABOUT 10. UM, AND WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR HIGH SCHOOL HANGOUT SUMMER CAMP TO 25 STUDENTS FROM ABOUT 15. AND OUR, UM, DAY PROGRAM, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND BY ANOTHER 10 STUDENTS. AND [00:30:01] IT MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT BOY, IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITIES AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU. SO YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I'M, UH, BRIAN DOLCHE WITH WILLIAMSON INC. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY. AND, UH, I TOO, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS THAT, UM, ALLOWS US TO DO LOTS OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THE BRENTWOOD BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS WELL AS WE'RE PROUD OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOLS. UH, IN PARTICULAR WORKING WITH THE INNOVATION AND, UM, ENTREPRENEUR CENTER FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOLS, WHICH HOSTS MANY BRENTWOOD STUDENTS. UM, WE'VE GOT OUR STATE OF THE SCHOOLS EVENT COMING UP THAT I'D INVITE YOU ALL TO IN SEPTEMBER. UH, WE WILL BE SHOWCASING SEVERAL BRENTWOOD STUDENTS WHO HAVE LAUNCHED BUSINESSES WHO, UH, THEY'LL BE DOING A PITCH CONTEST. IT'S A GREAT EVENT, UH, THAT WE'RE HAPPY TO, TO HOST. UH, WE ALWAYS, WE ALSO HOST A A VARIETY OF EVENTS HERE IN BRENTWOOD. WE HAVE, UM, TOMORROW NIGHT I'LL INVITE YOU. WE HAVE A YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MIXER. WE, WE, UH, WE DON'T CART AT THE DOOR, SO FEEL FREE TO COME. UM, WE HOST, UM, ALMOST EVERY OTHER MONTH. OUR WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON IS HERE IN BRENTWOOD AT BRENTWOOD UNITED METHODIST. AGAIN, I WOULD INVITE YOU ALL, IF YOU'RE, I ALWAYS SAY, IF YOU'RE NOT A WOMAN, IT'S FINE. YOU CAN COME. IT'S JUST KIND OF WEIRD. BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO, YOU'RE WELCOME TO ATTEND THAT. BUT, UM, OVERALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I PASSED OUT. JUST SOME INFORMATION, SOME ARE JUST SOME STATS ON BRENTWOOD, SOME IS ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT WE OFFER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BUT, UH, YOUR SUPPORT PROVIDES, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SERVE THE BRENTWOOD BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND WE'RE, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND WE ALSO SUPPORT THE, UM, WILLIAMSON COUNTY FOUNDATION. AND I'LL LET LYNN TALK ABOUT, UM, HER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. SO THANK YOU ALL. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD FOR SO MANY YEARS. WE ARE, UH, 35 YEARS OLD AND STILL GOING STRONG. SO, AND CONTINUE, HOPE TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT FROM MANY, MANY MORE YEARS. UH, THE FUNDS THAT YOU PROVIDE HELP US TO, UH, WITH OUR FACILITATION OF OUR OPENING RETREAT, WHICH WE RECENTLY HAD AND SOMEBODY ATTENDED THAT OVER THERE, , UH, AND, AND SEVERAL OF YOU. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR MEETING THE CLASS LAST WEEK AT OUR OPENING RECEPTION FOR THE CLASS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONGRATULATORY REMARKS THAT YOU MAKE TO THE, TO THE CLASS. THEY, THEY ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. AND SO, SO AM I. AND I HOPE THAT WE, UH, WILL BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. BRIAN, YOU MIGHT WANNA GIVE THIS TO CHARLES PROBABLY. WELL, HI Y'ALL. HELLO, MY NAME IS LIZ AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE 50 FORWARD MARTIN CENTER. FIRST OFF, LET ME SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMP, YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF 50 FORWARD AND THE MARTIN MEMBERS. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE AND LOVE YOU GUYS. UH, I JUST WANNA TELL YOU, LAST YEAR, UH, I HAD BEEN DIRECTOR FOR A MONTH WHEN I CAME HERE . AND WITH YOUR FUNDS, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE SOME, UH, MUCH NEEDED FACILITY UPGRADES. UH, AND NOW THAT ALL THOSE UPGRADES HAVE BEEN IN PLACE THIS YEAR WITH YOUR FUNDS, I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'LL BE STARTING A FEW NEW GROUPS, UH, INCLUDING A SOLO AGE OR SUPPORT GROUP FOR ANY OLDER ADULT THAT DOES NOT HAVE CHILDREN IN THE AREA. MAYBE THEY'RE NOT PARTNERED WITH SOMEBODY, THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO FIND SOME RESOURCE TO RESOURCES TO AGE SUCCESSFULLY AND STAY AT HOME. UH, WE'RE ALSO GONNA START A DANCE CLUB, SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME BY AND CHECK IT OUT. UH, WE'LL BE DOING SALSA, ALL KINDS OF STUFF, UH, AND WE ARE EXPANDING OUR HOURS. THANKS TO YOU GUYS. WE'LL BE ABLE TO STAY OPEN LATE ONE NIGHT A WEEK TO ENCOURAGE THE ADULTS WHO ARE ON THE YOUNGER END OF THE 50 PLUS SPECTRUM TO COME HANG OUT AND PLAY MAHJONG. SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO THAT IS ALL OF OUR, OUR GROUPS. UM, I THOUGHT BEFORE WE, UH, GO DOWN TO TAKE THE PICTURES, IF ANY COMMISSIONERS HAD ANY COMMENTS THEY WANTED TO MAKE, JUST TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR. SURE. I, MR. HARRIS, I'LL START. UM, YOU GUYS DESERVE TO LEAVE HERE AFTER WE GIVE THE CHECK, SO THAT'S WHY I ASK THAT WE COULD SAY SOMETHING. NOW. UM, FIRST OF ALL, TO THE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, MY MOTHER WAS A TEACHER. MY DAUGHTER'S A COUNSELOR AT KNOXVILLE CATHOLIC. UM, I WON'T GO INTO THEM, BUT I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT MR. YOUNG. MR. YOUNG WAS MY HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN MATH TEACHER. HE MADE SUCH AN IMPACT. HE WAS POSITIVE. HE WALKED IN, HE WAS A LITTLE GUY, HE HAD A POCKET PROTECTOR. AND EVERYBODY THOUGHT, OH, HE IS NERDY. HE HAD A WAY TO CONNECT WITH KIDS. [00:35:01] I TOOK FOUR YEARS OF MATH. I DIDN'T HAVE TO, I COULD HAVE TAKEN TWO, BUT HE WAS SUCH A IMPORTANT PERSON. HE IMPACTED MY LIFE. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT. RECREATION PROVIDERS. UH, I COACHED 32 YEARS AT ST. EDWARD BASKETBALL FOR ABOUT 25. I RAN THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM THERE AND IN THE DIOCESE OF, IN NASHVILLE, A LOT OF HOURS, A LOT OF DEDICATION. IT'S HOW DO YOU GET A DOLLAR'S WORTH OF VALUE SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO BUY PADS AND HELMETS AND YOU ONLY GOT 80 CENTS INSTEAD OF THAT DOLLAR. HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT WORK? THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. IT'S, IT'S MOST IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY PROVIDERS. UM, I KNOW THE FULL CIRCLE WELL, AND I, I SO LIKE THAT, BUT I THINK OF WITH ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PROVIDERS, IT SHOWS THAT WE'RE AN INCLUSIVE GROUP HERE IN BRENTWOOD. WE DON'T JUST SELECT THIS ONE OR SELECT THAT ONE. WE SAY WE WANT TO COVER THE WHOLE SPECTRUM. WE'RE DOING THAT WITH THE PEOPLE I'M LOOKING AT OUT HERE RIGHT NOW. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. UH, COMMISSIONER DUN, I'LL BE TRYING TO BE BRIEF. OF COURSE, WHEN I WENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THINGS WERE VASTLY DIFFERENT. I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY EVERY YEAR WHEN I HEAR ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE CLASSROOMS. AND I HAVE TWO GRANDSONS, AGE 11, AND I HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT THEIR SCHOOLS. IT'S FANTASTIC. AND ONE BELONGS TO A POKEMON CLUB, AND THAT IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF HIS MONTH. SO I'M ALL IN ON THE POKEMON CLUB, UH, THAT IT'S JUST, I, I LOVE TEACHERS 'CAUSE I WAS ONE, AND I, IT'S JUST, I'M AMAZED AT HOW FAR EDUCATION HAS COME, WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE FOR ANY CHILD THAT WANTS TO TAKE IT. BUT ALL THESE CARING PEOPLE ARE ALL IN FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN FOR THAT CHILD. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOU THANK US, BUT IT'S THE WHOLE, THIS WHOLE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY SUPPORT YOU ALL AND WANT TO BE THERE FOR YOU. AND WE JUST FOLLOW IN THEIR LEAD. SO THANK YOU ALL. AND THE SAME THING WITH THE SPORTS FOLKS. YOU SAVE US HAVING TO HIRE EMPLOYEES TO DO THAT. AND YOU, YOU RELATE SO WELL TO THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE. UH, I MEAN, I HEAR GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE BLAZE BETTER THAN I HEAR ABOUT SOME COLLEGE TEAMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, GO BLAZE, . SO THANK YOU. I I LOVE THE WITHOUT EXCEPTION, EVERYBODY WHO CAME TO THE MICROPHONE HAD AN AURA ABOUT THEM OF JOY. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT YOU ENJOY WHAT YOU DO AND THAT FEEDS BACK TO US. AND THAT MAKES US FEEL BETTER ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TONIGHT. AND I CONGRATULATE YOU AND THANK YOU ALL. SO I, I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE. UM, MY CHILDREN, WERE NOT NECESSARILY INTO THE ATHLETICS AS AS MUCH AS SOME PEOPLE'S CHILDREN. UM, BUT I KNOW THEY'RE OUT THERE AND, AND MY NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW, AND THEIR GRANDCHILDREN AND THAT'S RIGHT. TAKES ALL KINDS AND, AND THEY'RE OUT THERE AND, AND THEY'RE ENJOYING THEM. AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU WORK WITH THE CITY, UH, IN TERMS OF THE TURF FIELDS AND IN TERMS OF, UM, YOU KNOW, THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S OUT FOR THE FOOTBALL TEAMS AND THE SOCCER TEAMS AND ALL THAT. HOW THAT ALL WORKS TOGETHER AND, AND HOW YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT. UM, AND THAT YOU USE YOUR FUNDS WISELY. UH, IN TERMS OF THE SCHOOL, I LOOK OUT THERE AND I THINK THAT MOST, UH, MANY OF YOU HAVE TAUGHT MY SONS, UH, IN SCHOOL. AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY'RE ALL STILL IN SCHOOL 'CAUSE EVERYBODY'S GETTING ADVANCED DEGREES. SO, BUT THAT YOU ALL SET THE TONE FROM THE SECOND YEAR THAT EDMONDSON ELEMENTARY WAS OPEN NOW, UM, AND THROUGH THE OTHER SCHOOLS. AND SO I, IT IS JUST AMAZING TO HEAR THOUGH THE NEW PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAVE, UM, THAT YOU ARE RECOGNIZING THOSE THAT WANNA DO THE ARTS, UH, THE FINE ARTS AS WELL AS THE ACADEMICS AND THE ATHLETICS AND HOW YOU REALLY ARE WORKING HARD TO FIND A PLACE FOR EVERYBODY TO FIT IN. BECAUSE IT REALLY IS A, A BIG SPECTRUM OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY, UM, AND HOW YOU'RE EQUIPPING THE TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH KNOWLEDGE AND NOT ONLY PHYSICAL OBJECTS, BUT KNOWLEDGE AND, AND METHODS THAT THEY CAN USE TO REACH ALL THE STUDENTS. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO. VERY GOOD. JANET, DR. DEN TOLD US WE BOUGHT A TUBE ONCE FOR RAVENS WOODS. . . I'M GLAD TO SEE WE'RE DOING STRINGS THIS YEAR, . UM, SO JUST TO ADD, UM, I HAVE FOUR KIDS THAT, UM, WENT THROUGH THE SCHOOLS AND, UM, A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES. THEY PLAYED BRENTWOOD BALL, THEY PLAYED BLAZE, UM, A LOT OF THEM. AND I THINK THE THING THAT STRUCK ME, UM, MY YOUNGEST IS, UH, UH, 21 AND ALL OF THEM WANT TO COME BACK HERE, UM, EVENTUALLY. AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO THE, TO THE CHILDHOOD THEY HAD BECAUSE OF WHAT, UM, YOU GUYS ALL START TO GET EMOTIONAL. I'M THE CRIER OF THE GROUP, BUT, UM, , SORRY. BUT TRULY, I JUST THINK THAT THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES OF WHAT THEY WERE PROVIDED AND THE OPPORTUNITIES, UM, THAT [00:40:01] THEY HAD BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE. SO IT'S, IT, I JUST THINK THAT THAT SUMS IT UP FOR ME ANYWAY. AND I DO APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU FOR, FOR BEING HAVE A HEART OF A SERVANT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, FOR BEING HERE AND DOING THIS FOR OUR KIDS, OUR COMMUNITY. VERY GOOD. LAST MAYOR EDUCATION, THAT'S KIND OF THE DRIVER OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY. UM, EDUCATION WAS EXCELLENT. BRENTWOOD SCHOOLS, WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOLS THAT WERE IN BRENTWOOD WHEN I WENT TO NORTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH WERE EXCELLENT. Y'ALL ARE BETTER THAN EXCELLENT. IT'S SO ABOVE AND BEYOND ANYTHING WE WOULD'VE EVEN FOUGHT BACK THEN. AND IT JUST CONTINUES TO GET BETTER AND BETTER. MY CHILDREN WENT TO WILLIAMS COUNTY SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UH, I DO THINK A COMMUNITY SHOWS WHAT'S WORTH AND VALUE TO THEM BY WHERE THEY PLACE THEIR MONEY. AND TO THIS DAY, I'VE BEEN A COMMISSIONER FOR 17 YEARS. I'VE NEVER HAD A CITIZEN GO, WHY DO Y'ALL GIVE THAT MONEY TO THE SCHOOLS? THEY'RE ALWAYS, OH, I THINK THAT'S JUST SO GREAT THAT YOU GIVE THE MONEY TO THE SCHOOLS FOR XERS. AND THIS ISN'T JUST PEOPLE THAT STILL HAVE CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS. SO, UM, I THINK THAT'S A TESTIMONY TO YOUR EXCELLENCE, BUT ALSO TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS. FULL CIRCLE PROGRAM, SUCH A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. THE MARTIN CENTER, SUCH A GREAT, GREAT COMMUNITY, UH, UH, CENTER. JUST, JUST EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. AND OF COURSE, WILLIAMSON, INC. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO TO, TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY. AND, AND LYNN TUCKER, THANK YOU FOR LEADERSHIP. BRENTWOOD WAS AN HONOR TO BE THERE AGAIN LAST TUESDAY NIGHT, UH, TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DO. WE HAVE SO MANY SERVANT LEADERS THAT COME OUT OF THAT PROGRAM THAT GO ON TO JUST REALLY SERVE ALL OF US. SO IT'S AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM. AND, UH, I ACTUALLY PLAYED CIVIC 10 BASEBALL. I THINK IT'S A DIFFERENT NAME NOW, BUT, UH, UH, THE GREAT PROGRAM AND THE BLAZE. THANK YOU. I THINK THE ATHLETICS TEACH THE CHILDREN DISCIPLINE, UH, HONOR THE RIGHT WAY TO DO THINGS. SO BOTH ARE EXCELLENT PROGRAMS. SO THANK YOU. AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE A COMMISSIONER AND BE ALLOWED TO BE UP HERE AND EVEN SAY THIS, SO THANK YOU. YEAH. AND, UH, AND JUST NOT TO REPEAT ALL THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST REALLY HEARTFELT IN OUR PARTS. AND I'D SAY, YOU KNOW, UH, AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, A LOT OF TIMES THESE PEOPLE ASK ME, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT BRETT WOOD? WHAT IS THE SECRET SAUCE? I THINK A LOT OF IT IS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF COMMUNITIES, AND I'M NOT, NOT THROWING STONES, BUT I THINK THERE'S SOME FOLKS THAT THINK IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, DO TO, IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE, YOU, YOU BETTER JUST HIRE SOMEONE TO DO IT. AND IT'S A SUBTLE AND IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE, I THINK IN BRENTWOOD. WE PUT TOGETHER A TEAM TO ACCOMPLISH IT. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK, YOU KNOW, AND ALL THE STORIES TONIGHT ARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY AND VOLUNTEERS AND SPONSORS COMING TOGETHER TO PUT THESE THINGS TOGETHER. AND I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, I, WELL I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO HAVE KIDS IN EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL SCHOOLS. I DID HAVE A KINDA LIKE KIM FOUR KIDS COME THROUGH CROCKETT, WOODLAND, RAVENWOOD, AND, UH, I MYSELF CAME THROUGH WHAT WE USED TO CALL NORTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH, AND THEN KIM AND I WERE AT BRENTWOOD, UH, BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL IN THE EARLY DAYS. SO WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME PRODUCTS OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM UP HERE ON THE COMMISSION RIGHT NOW. UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH, YOU KNOW, KIDS STARTING OUT WITH BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB, YOU KNOW, BLAZE FOOTBALL, HIM, MY, MY GIRLS DIDN'T MAKE THE TEAM, BUT MY BOYS BOTH PLAYED, UH, BLAZE. UM, A LOT OF FUN WITH ALL THE STUFF. IT'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE BEING IN BRENTWOOD AND SEEING THE WAY THAT PEOPLE RALLY AROUND AND DO THE SPONSORSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER FOR THE PTOS AND VOLUNTEER FOR THE BLAZE BOARD, VOLUNTEER FOR THE BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB BOARD, GET INVOLVED AT 50 FORWARD, YOU KNOW, 50 FORWARD IS A COMMUNITY CENTER FOR BRENTWOOD ROTARY AND COUNTLESS OTHER THINGS. YOU KNOW, TAKE A LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD, THESE PROGRAMS TO LEVERAGE VOLUNTARY PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS WITH GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AND VOLUNTEER EFFORT AND JUST THE COMMUNITY EFFORT TO TRY TO MAKE THIS THE KIND OF PLACE THAT WE ALL WANNA LIVE, WORK, YOU KNOW, WORSHIP AND RAISE A FAMILY. AND, UH, I THINK THAT IS THE SECRET SAUCE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING SUCH AN IMPORTANT INGREDIENT IN THAT. SO, UM, I GUESS THAT GETS US ON TO, UH, PICTURES. SO CHARLES, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO COORDINATE THIS, UH, THIS AFFAIR. START WITH THE SCHOOLS AND YEAH, DOWN HERE PLEASE. [00:45:03] SHE STILL COACHING. GATHERED UP. GATHERED UP. ALL RIGHT. , 1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3. ONE MORE. 1, 2, 3. PERFECT. THANK YOU'ALL. FOR SOME REASON IT'S ON THAT CHECK. OH, OKAY. YEAH, THAT 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. [00:51:03] WE GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED BACK WITH THE, UH, MEETING PART OF OUR MEETING. SO MUCH FUN. SO MUCH FUN. THAT'S A GREAT PART OF IT. SO WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS, UH, OUR, UM, UH, [ Comments from Citizens – Individuals may comment on any item included in the Consent/Regular agenda or on any other matter regarding the City of Brentwood. All comments should be directed to the Board of Commissioners. Citizens who wish to request that an item be moved from the Consent Agenda to the Regular Agenda for discussion should make that known to the Board at this time. A sign-in sheet will be provided fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of the meeting. Anyone wishing to speak may, but are not required to, sign in. ] WELL APPROVAL AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES AND COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS IN THE COMMENTS. WE DO HAVE A FEW OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS HERE, THEY'RE GONNA INTRODUCE ANOTHER SPECIAL GUEST. UM, ACTUALLY MAYBE JUST PULL THAT FORWARD CALL ANOTHER AUDIBLE COME ON UP, Y'ALL. . HI, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY CALCOT AND I WAS JUST RECENTLY ELECTED TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS IN DISTRICT SIX, SO I'LL BE REPRESENTING THE EAST SIDE OF BRENTWOOD. UM, WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR SCHOOLS AND OH, MELISSA, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MELISSA WYATT. I'M GLAD TO BE HERE WITH Y'ALL TONIGHT. I REPRESENT DISTRICT SEVEN. THIS IS, I AM HALFWAY THROUGH MY FOUR YEAR TERM, WHICH HAS BEEN AMAZING AND I LOVE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY ALONGSIDE Y'ALL, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT, MAYOR ANDREWS TO JUST INTRODUCE, WE DO HAVE AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT LEADING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO, UM, THIS IS DR. LEE WEBB. YOU PROBABLY KNOW HER. SHE'S A LONGTIME EDUCATOR AND ADMINISTRATOR AND HAS SERVED MOST RECENTLY AS OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. SO AS YOU HEARD FROM OUR PRINCIPALS TONIGHT, WE'VE HAD A DYNAMIC START TO THE BACK TO SCHOOL AND WE'RE REALLY, REALLY GLAD TO HAVE DR. WEBB'S LEADERSHIP. SO THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I SEE A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES. I WAS A LONG TIME ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS, NOT ONLY FOR THE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION, BUT SINCE, IS IT 1986? SINCE 1986, YOU'VE BEEN MAKING THIS FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. AND SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT YOU'VE CONTRIBUTED TO ENHANCE EDUCATION IN BRENTWOOD AND OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AS YOU HEARD, THEY'RE PRETTY FINE, FINE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE, THEY ARE EXCITED, UH, AND THEY GLOW AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY DO WITH OUR STUDENTS. SO IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO LEAD IN THIS WAY. SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SO [2. Approval or Correction of Minutes] APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION, UH, COMMISSIONER? ANY SECOND HERE. TRAVIS A SECOND. COMMISSIONER PIPPIN. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL PASSES UNANIMOUSLY UH, COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS. INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM INCLUDED IN THE CONSENT FOR REGULAR AGENDA OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONSIDERING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND CITIZENS WHO WISH TO REQUEST AN ITEM BE MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION SHOULD MAKE THAT KNOWN TO THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. UH, CHIEF, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE SIGN IN SHEET? UH, NO OFFICIAL SIGN-INS. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN IN TO SPEAK. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO APPROACH THE PODIUM AND, UH, VISIT WITH US? GOING ONCE. GOING TWICE. ALRIGHT, CLOSED. BRINGS THIS TO A REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER, CITY MANAGER, GAGE. GOOD EVENING. I HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS. UH, ONE IS THE 2040 PLAN. SURVEYS TO RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN MAILED. THEY WERE MAILED LAST WEEK AS AS, UH, WE EXPECTED. SO I WANNA REMIND EVERYONE TO LOOK OUT FOR THOSE POSTCARDS COMING IN THEIR MAILBOX. SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THOSE. WE ASK THEM, PLEASE DON'T CONFUSE THIS WITH JUNK MAIL. UM, IT'S NOT JUNK. UH, BUT WE REALLY WANNA HEAR DIRECTLY FROM EVERY HOUSEHOLD. AS WE, AS WE TALKED ABOUT, WE MAIL THESE TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD. SO IF THERE IS SOMEONE THAT LOSES ONE OR, UH, MAYBE FOR SOME REASON DIDN'T RECEIVE ONE, THEY CAN CONTACT US. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT. BUT WE REALLY WANNA GET THAT INPUT. COMPLETING THE SURVEY ONLY TAKES A FEW MOMENTS. IT REALLY DOESN'T TAKE LONG. WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE ACCESSING IT REALLY EASY WITH A QR CODE. THEY ALL HAVE UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS. THE DEADLINE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY IS SEPTEMBER 30TH. UH, WE, WE REALLY, TRULY APPRECIATE EVERYONE TAKING TIME TO HELP US. UH, PLAIN BRENTWOODS FUTURE. IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL. IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR US. THE SECOND ITEM IS, IT'S UH, IT'S ACTUALLY VERY, VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NEXT MONTH, WE'LL MARK 25 YEARS SINCE THE SEPTEMBER 11TH [00:55:01] ATTACKS. UH, AND I REMEMBER HOW TRAUMATIC THAT DAY WAS, AND I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE FOR ALL THE BRAVE RESPONDERS, UH, THAT WERE A PART OF THAT, AND, UH, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT GAVE, UH, THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND THE FAMILY IMPACTS THAT, THAT CREATED. THIS YEAR, THE BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE AND OUR BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL MARK THIS ANNIVERSARY BY HOSTING OUR 13TH ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BADGES BLOOD DRIVE, UH, FROM 6:00 AM TO 6:00 PM ON SEPTEMBER 11TH AT THE JUMPY HOLT BRENTWOOD LIBRARY. AND SO THE DRIVE WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED BLOOD DONATIONS TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. UH, WE CAN'T REALLY THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO HONOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS DURING THIS ANNIVERSARY THAN BY GIVING BLOOD. UH, WE ASK EVERYONE TO CONSIDER DONATING BLOOD ON THAT DATE ON SEPTEMBER 11TH. AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. AND AGAIN, UH, THAT HELPS US TO BE ABLE TO SAVE SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. UH, ONE QUESTION ON THE, UM, ON THE 2040 SURVEY, DO WE HAVE A GRAPHIC OR A SAMPLE OF THE MAIL PIECE THAT WENT OUT THAT WE COULD POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THE COMMISSIONERS COULD USE TO PROMOTE THE SURVEY AND SHOW PEOPLE WHAT TO LOOK FOR? YEAH, WE'LL GET, WE'LL GET THAT OUT AND GET YOU. OKAY. YEAH, IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT JUST TO GIVE PEOPLE A VISUAL REFERENCE FOR LOOK FOR THIS. UM, THAT'D BE GREAT. QUESTION. UH, I HAVE A QUESTION. UM, ZOOM MANAGER, UH, AND IT MIGHT BE FOR YOU OR FOR CHARLES. UM, THERE IS ON THE CALENDAR IN SEPTEMBER, A 2040 MEETING. IS THAT MEETING STILL GONNA BE HELD OR IS IT GOING TO BE CANCELED LIKE THE ONE WAS, UH, LAST WEEK? I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT. IT'S GOING TO BE CANCELED. OKAY. SO MY ASSUMPTION IS AT THIS POINT IT'S OKAY THAT WE WILL, WE'LL HAVE THAT MEETING. GREAT. THANK YOU. YES, WE GOOD? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, BRING THIS TO A REPORT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. MAYOR. NO REPORT TONIGHT. HMM. SHOCKING , UH, REPORT, UH, WHAT DAY? REPORTS AND COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR, UH, HAVE A VOLUNTEER. I'D LIKE TO START US. I'LL START AND I'LL BE BRIEF TONIGHT. ALRIGHT. I'LL SPARE YOU STATISTICS, UH, TONIGHT. UM, OF COURSE, UH, GREAT PRESENTATIONS, UM, BY OUR SCHOOLS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, ATHLETIC PROVIDERS. UM, I'M JUST BLOWN AWAY WITH WHAT A GREAT COMMUNITY WE HAVE HERE AND AMAZING THE CITY COMMISSIONER, BUT ALSO I THINK THE CITY STAFF, THE ROLE YOU PLAY IN HELPING US STAY CONNECTED, UM, AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT THE FUNDS ARE THERE AND EVERYTHING. I APPRECIATE THAT. UH, ALSO, UH, IN TERMS OF THE LIBRARY, UM, THEY ARE TRANSITIONING INTO BACK TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND CONTINUE TO HAVE STORY TIME, DIFFERENT AGE, GROUP STORY TIME. SO IF YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, GRANDCHILDREN, UH, COMMISSIONER, LITTLE, UM, OR ANYBODY ELSE, UH, YOU KNOW, SMALL YOUNG ONES, UH, TO, TO PLEASE GO AHEAD AND, AND TAKE PART IN THOSE PROGRAMS. BUT CHECK THE WEBSITE. WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT, I MEAN, JUST AMAZING NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASIS THERE. UH, THE EARLY VOTING IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE IN THE LIBRARY ALREADY IN OCTOBER, STARTING ABOUT THE SECOND WEEK OF OCTOBER. SO IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN SOMETHING ON A REGULAR BASIS OR YOU'RE GONNA START PARTICIPATING IN SOMETHING NEW, PLEASE CHECK, UH, THE WEBSITE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CHECK THE WEBSITE REALLY EVERY WEEK. YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THE CALENDAR, SEE WHAT YOU MIGHT WANNA DO, BUT ALSO CHECK LOCATION A LITTLE MORE CLOSELY THAN YOU WOULD USUALLY NORM NEED TO. UH, AND THEN RELATED TO THAT, THE BOOK SALE, WHICH IS USUALLY THE SECOND WEEKEND IN OCTOBER, WILL BE THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR. SO I THINK IT'S ABOUT OCTOBER 1ST OR SO, UM, THAT THE BOOK SALE IS MOVING UP SO THAT THEY DON'T INTERFERE WITH EARLY VOTING IN THE SAME ROOMS. UM, AND THEN, UM, AS ALWAYS, WE ARE, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, BUILDING THE TEEN ROOM AND WAITING FOR RELEASE OF THE HOLD FUNDS. AND THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY ABOUT THAT. VERY GOOD QUESTION. AND, AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE ANSWER. OKAY. I, I, WE BOTH HAVE READ IT, I'M SURE, BUT I, YOU KNOW, THE FRIENDS COLLECTS THOSE, UM, MAILING PACKAGES YOU GET AND YOU, YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY YEP. OKAY. THICK BROWN PAPER ONES. DO THEY DO THAT TOO? I, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SAVING THEM, I'VE GOT A WHOLE BOX. YEAH. I KNOW THAT THEY WERE USING THE ONES THAT HAD THE PADDING IN IT, BUT NOW THAT AMAZON HAS SWITCHED TO, UM, BROWN PAPER, I THINK THEY, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT RIPPED ACROSS THE TOP THAT THEY CAN REUSE THOSE WELL THAT IT IS PROBABLY RIPPED THAT WHEN YOU OPEN IT, THEN YOU GET IT. YEAH. LOOK. YEAH. UM, BUT YEAH, THEY'RE, I MEAN, I THINK THEY'LL TAKE EVERYTHING. OKAY. YEAH, BECAUSE WHAT THEY, I'VE SAVED THOSE AND I THOUGHT, DO I, I DON'T WANT TO JUST DROP 'EM OFF IF THEY HAVE TO GET RID OF 'EM OR SOMETHING. UM, AS FAR AS I KNOW THEY'RE TAKING THEM, BUT I WILL ASK THE NEXT TIME AT THE LIBRARY I'LL TALK TO, TO THE FRIENDS. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR ASKING, MAYOR. YES, SIR. A QUESTION, UH, AND I DON'T THINK THIS WAS COVERED, BUT IN RELATION TO YOU ABOUT THE CARDS THAT WENT OUT, ARE THOSE, DO WE HAVE A STACK OF CARDS AT THE LIBRARY THAT'S ONE OF THE GATHERING PLACES THAT MAY BE THE, THEY COULD BE GIVEN OUT AT THE WELCOME DESK AT THE LIBRARY TO PEOPLE THAT USE IT. I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW. JUST AND FOR THE 2040 SURVEY, 2040 PLANT. YEAH. SO I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, WHICH IS NO, BECAUSE THEY'RE ONE PER HOUSEHOLD. OKAY. SO WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAVE A GENERIC CARD. WE HAVE TO HAVE A PROCESS SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE, THERE'S NO, OKAY. [01:00:01] WELL 'CAUSE THEY HAVE TO TRY TO KEEP THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS BY NOT HAVING SOMEONE SWING BY AND PICK UP A STACK AND FILLING THEM ALL OUT. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S WHY I MENTIONED TOO, BECAUSE IT'S POSSIBLE SOMEONE MIGHT ACCIDENTALLY THROW ONE AWAY OR WE MISSED AN ADDRESS OR SOMETHING. IF THAT HAPPENS, THEY CAN CONTACT US AND, AND WE CAN WORK WITH THEM ON THAT. BUT YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHY, BECAUSE WE ARE SENDING, SENDING THEM OUT TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD. IF WE WERE JUST DOING A SAMPLING LIKE MOST CITIES, WE, WE WOULD DO THAT, BUT, UH, WE'RE KIND OF GOING, UH, ABOVE AND BEYOND BECAUSE IT IS THAT IMPORTANT. JUST TO FOLLOW ON UP, THAT THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE NURSING HOMES AND THE HERITAGE. UM, DID THEY GO TO EVERY, EVERY RESIDENT AT THE HERITAGE TO EVERY ADDRESS AT THE HERITAGE? I BELIEVE SO, YEAH. WE, WE LOOKED AT HOW TO ADDRESS THAT. SO I KNOW I'M GONNA LOOK BACK AT TODD PETROWSKI. HE'LL, HE CAN COME ON UP. TODD, CAN YOU COME ON UP? LET'S MAKE IT OFFICIAL. TEACH YOU TO SIT IN THE BACK. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU CAN'T HIDE. TODD , YOU'RE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. SHOULD STAY UP THERE. YEAH, I KNOW. UM, SO YES. UM, FOR THE INDIVIDUAL LIVING FACILITIES, LIKE AT THE HERITAGE, THE, THE INDEPENDENT LIVING, THEY ALL, THEY WILL ALL RECEIVE THOSE IN THE MAIL. OKAY. UM, THE LARGE APARTMENT STYLE BUILDINGS, IF THERE ARE ANY AT THE HERITAGE, WHICH I ASSUME THERE ARE. YES. AND THEN THE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY HERE ON CHURCH STREET. MM-HMM . UM, THOSE ARE GONNA BE CONTACTED INDIVIDUALLY. UM, WE'RE GONNA CONTACT THE, THE, THE MANAGER OF THE FACILITY AND SET UP A DATE AND TIME FOR CITY STAFF TO HAND DELIVER SURVEYS. OKAY. AND WAIT UNTIL THEY'RE COMPLETED AND THEN RETURN THEM BACK. GREAT. AND EITHER STAFF OR SOMEONE WITH MDC WILL ENTER THOSE INTO THE SYSTEM. GREAT. YEP. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS IS, UH, INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S DUE DILIGENCE AND, AND, AND FOCUS ON THAT. NOT JUST THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN PLACES LIKE THAT FEEL LEFT BEHIND, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY'S KIND OF FORGOTTEN THEM. I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT THE STAFF IS, IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THERE TO HELP THEM, SO THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE STILL IN ABLE TO HELP FORM THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. YEAH. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. SO, AS A CONTINUOUS COMMISSIONER COMMENTS, UH, COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR, UH, ROY. WELCOME. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME HERE AND ENJOY MEMPHIS. WE'RE SO GLAD YOU COULD STOP BY HERE AND SEE US. UH, THANKS TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PROVIDERS, WE'VE COVERED THAT. UH, A BIG, BIG THING. I SAID IT LAST TIME, BUT I'LL REMIND EVERYBODY. OUR NEXT, UH, UH, PLANNING, COMMISSION MEETING INFO MEETING IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD. BUT THE REAL MEETING IS TUESDAY INSTEAD OF MONDAY BECAUSE OF LABOR DAY. SO THE NEXT, UH, MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE EIGHTH. UM, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW TOO, I WAS INVITED TO COME OVER TO COUNTRY CLUB OF ESTATE. UM, THEY DON'T HAVE A REAL HOA, SO THEY CREATED THEIR OWN HOA, THERE'S, THERE'S NO RULES, REGULATIONS. UH, THEY PAY A MINIMUM DOLLARS EVERY YEAR JUST TO KEEP IT UP. BUT THEY GET TOGETHER. IT'S A FUN, FUN EVENT AND, UH, REALLY ENJOYED IT. AND, AND I THINK WHAT I FIND, AND I WAS TALKING TO COMMISSIONER PIPPEN ABOUT THIS, THEY JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS. THEY WEREN'T HARD OR BAD QUESTIONS. THEY JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO. AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE JUST LOOKING FOR SOME DIRECTION. AND SO I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME OF THAT AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. IT'S A GOOD NIGHT. GOOD FOOD. SO THANKS TO COUNTRY CLUB OF ESTATES FOR INVITING ME OUT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. VERY GOOD. COMMISSIONER PIPPIN? YES, SIR. I GOT THE TREE BOARD REPORT. UH, WE MET LAST TUESDAY, AUGUST THE 18TH. AND OUR FIRST ITEM OF DISCUSSION WAS A SELECTION OF OUR THEME FOR ARBOR DAY 27. OH MAN. AND THAT THEME IS HAPPY TREES, HAPPY LIFE . AND YES, WE ARE CHANNELING BOB ROSS WITH THAT ONE , IF YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. UM, A REMINDER OF THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW IT YET, ARBOR DAY 2027 WILL BE SATURDAY, APRIL THE 10TH. WE'VE HAD TO MOVE IT INTO THE MONTH OF APRIL, WHICH MEANS THE TREE BAGGING EVENT, WHICH IS A FUN THING, WILL HAPPEN THE SATURDAY BEFORE THAT. THAT'S ON APRIL THE THIRD. THERE'LL BE A LOT MORE ABOUT THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. UH, WE HAD A GREAT CROWD AT BOTH OF THOSE EVENTS LAST YEAR AND HOPE TO DUPLICATE THAT IN 27. WE WERE ALSO HONORED TO HAVE TWO GUEST SPEAKERS AT OUR MEETING, UH, AS WELL, ALEX BREMNER FROM THE TENNESSEE AG DEPARTMENT, UH, WHO SPOKE TO US ABOUT TREE CANOPY ASSESSMENTS AND RELATED TREE INVENTORIES AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. AND WE ALSO HEARD FROM KEVIN BULGER FROM THE TUFC, WHICH IS THE TENNESSEE URBAN FOREST COUNCIL. UH, KEVIN IS A PROGRAMS AND, UH, OPERATIONS MANAGER THERE, T UH, UFC, WHICH BY THE WAY, IS PART OF THE TENNESSEE DIVISION OF FORESTRY. AND THEY [01:05:01] ARE A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF TREE ADVOCATES AND PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERS WHO FOCUS ON EDUCATION RECOGNITION, LEARNING AND NETWORKING, AS WELL AS TRAINING AND SUPPORT. AND, UH, KEVIN SPOKE TO US ABOUT, UH, HOW THEY DO THINGS SUCH AS ARBORETUM CERTIFICATION, VERY IMPORTANT, UH, TREE SANCTUARY RECOGNITION AND THE FAMOUS TREES REGISTRY. UH, AND I THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT THEM ON OUR WEBSITE. WE WERE GRATEFUL TO HAVE BOTH OF THESE GENTLEMEN VERY GRATEFUL, UH, TO HAVE THESE SPEAKERS THERE. AND THEY WERE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY NICE, UH, POWERPOINT, WHICH THEY BROUGHT ALONG WITH US FOR VISUALS. AND I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH ANYBODY WHO EMAILS ME OR CONTACTS ME HERE AT THE CITY. AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO ARBOR DAY 2027. VERY GOOD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT, MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER DUNS. THANK YOU. YOUR, I THINK THE PO PUBLIC WOULD'VE ENJOY THOSE SPEAKERS. YOU OUGHT TO HAVE AN EVENING EVENT AND INVITE THEM TO ATTEND AND SPONSOR IT. 'CAUSE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD FIND THAT VERY INTERESTING. SO GOOD, HUH? WITH OUR TALKS, OUR TREE TALKS MM-HMM . YEAH. THAT, THAT'S GOOD. I THINK THAT'S VERY, VERY, I THINK WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THAT AT OUR NEXT YEAH. VERY POPULAR WITH PEOPLE. ESPECIALLY AFTER LAST WINTER WHEN THE TREES WERE SO DAMAGED AND ALL. OKAY. OUR HISTORIC BOARD MET LAST FRIDAY, AND, UM, WE, OF COURSE WE WENT OVER OUR REGULAR AGENDA AND FOLLOWED UP ON PROJECTS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN ART COMMITTEE THAT'S IN CHARGE OF, UM, PUTTING SOME ARTWORK ON THE WALLS DOWNSTAIRS AS YOU ENTER. UH, AND THEY HAVE FINALLY SETTLED ON WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, AND THEY WILL BE BRINGING THAT TO, UH, PRESENTING IT TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR APPROVAL. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S SO INTERESTING, WE HAVE SUCH TALENT ON THAT BOARD. UH, CHARLES FOUND THE ORIGINAL 1969 FLAG FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. WOW. AND IT WAS NOT IN GREAT SHAPE, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. AND SUSAN TABER ON OUR BOARD WAS A TEXTILE MAJOR AND THOROUGHLY UNDERSTANDS TEXTILES. SHE TOOK IT HOME AND RESTORED IT. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. NO KIDDING. SO WE TRY TO SAVE YOU ALL A LOT OF MONEY WHERE WE CAN TOO. BUT IT REALLY IS GOOD. AND IT'S LIKE SO MANY OF OUR BOARDS, THERE'S SO MANY TALENTED PEOPLE THERE. BUT ANYHOW, YOU'LL BE SEEING THESE THINGS SOON TO SEE WHAT, WHAT YOU LIKE. NOTHING WILL BE DONE WITHOUT YOUR APPROVAL. UM, OUR SIGN INSTALLATION GOES ON, UM, AND IT'S WHAT I WAS MENTIONING TO Y'ALL THE MORNING. WE HAVE REGULAR, UH, BIG PROJECTS, BUT IT'S CONTINUAL, ALL THE SMALL STUFF THAT'S DONE. YOU RECOGNIZE PRESTON BAIN PUTTING UP A SIGN THERE, UH, ON A SATURDAY MORNING AT THE ENSLAVED CABINS, MR. PEDAGO SADDLEBACK, UH, ARCHITECTURAL STYLE CABIN OUT THERE. UH, JOE GROSS AND PRESTON WENT OUT AND DID THAT EARLIER IN THE WEEK. JOE, WHO WAS OUR SIGNED COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, UM, PUT, HAD ONE PUT UP AND TWO GUYS FROM PUBLIX WORK, ALEX WHITE AND JACOB BUTCHER HAD TO HELP HIM BECAUSE THEY HAD TO STRAIGHTEN UP A POLE THAT HAD BEEN PUT IN BEFORE JUDGE TIME AND IT, IT WAS LIKE THREE FOURTHS OF THE WAY IN THE GROUND WITH CONCRETE. SO IT WAS MORE THAN JUST A VOLUNTEER COULD DO IT. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATED THAT FROM THEM. UH, LET'S SEE. OH, AND SEEING PRESTON THERE, I THOUGHT ABOUT HISTORIC, HISTORIC BOARD. PEOPLE THINK OF THINGS LIKE GENERATIONS AND TRADITIONS, AND I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS BOARD HERE, RAY NELSON, KIM. Y'ALL ARE SECOND GENERATION PARTICIPANTS IN BRENTWOOD GOVERNMENT OR CIVIC LIFE. AND PRESTON IS TOO. HIS DAD WAS MAYOR ONCE YEARS AGO AND ALWAYS SET A STANDARD FOR VOLUNTEERING YOUR DAD, CURRY NELSON WAS SO INVOLVED WITH GETTING THE FIRST CHAMBER ESTABLISHED AND VERY ROTARY CLUB PROJECTS, RAY'S DAD, GRANDPARENTS, ANCESTORS HELPED SETTLE THIS WHOLE COUNTY, YOUR MULTI, MULTI-GENERATIONAL. AND YOU STILL HAVE THAT SAME, UH, HEART OF GIVING TO THE COMMUNITY. KIM, YOUR MOM SAT UP HERE FOR YEARS AND BEFORE THAT WAS A VOLUNTEER AS A BOARD MEMBER. AND YOU'VE, YOU'VE KEPT UP THAT. AND TO SEE PRESTON AND THE YOUNG MAN THAT SUPPLIED FOR OUR BCA BOARD TONIGHT, THE ONLY APPLICANT, HIS DAD WAS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION YEARS AGO. SO TO SEE THESE GENERATIONAL, UH, [01:10:03] UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PHRASE IT. ATTITUDES GO FROM FAMILY TO IN THE SAME FAMILY FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION IS SO HEARTWARMING. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT MAKES A COMMUNITY GOOD. SOME ONE OF YOU SAID IT TONIGHT THAT A LOT OF YOU ARE, ARE COMING UP THAT GREW UP HERE TOGETHER AND COMING BACK AND STAYING. AND I THINK WE'LL SEE MORE OF THAT. AND I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP 'CAUSE I LOOKED AT PRESTON AND TOM WOULD BE SO PROUD OF HOW INVOLVED HE IS. TOM WAS MY CO-CHAIR WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THE HISTORY BOWL FOR 10 YEARS. HE HELPED DO THOSE QUESTIONS UNTIL HIS HEALTH GOT BAD. BUT, UH, ANYHOW, THAT, THAT'S MY REPORT FOR TONIGHT. SO VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. CHRIS MERE, PRESTON AND I WERE IN SCHOOL TOGETHER, SO , HE WAS A SERVICE MINDED THEN AS HE IS NOW. ACTUALLY. HE'S, HE'S FOLLOWED THAT FOR SURE. UM, AS FAR AS THE PARK BOARD, WE ARE GOING TO MEET TUESDAY, LIKE THE PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY THE EIGHTH. SO, UH, DON'T SHOW UP PRIOR TO THAT BECAUSE NO ONE WILL BE HERE. UM, AND WE, UM, SO I HEARD, UM, I CAN'T REMEMBER TRACY STADNIK. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WENDY HILL PARK AND THE TREE THAT WAS PLANTED. AND SHE TOLD ME THE HISTORY OF WHY THEY CHOSE THIS TREE. AND I THOUGHT, I JUST NEED TO SHARE THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COOL. AND NOT TO STEAL THE TREE BOARD THUNDER, BUT IT'S PART OF THE PARKS. AND WE WORKED TOGETHER SO NICELY. SO, UM, SHE SAID WE WERE VERY DELIBERATE ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF TREE WE PURCHASED FOR THIS, UM, OCCASION. WE PICKED THE WHITE OAK BECAUSE THEY ARE BECOMING RARE IN TENNESSEE. BOTH UT AND VANDERBILT HAVE INITIATIVES IN THE FALL TO COLLECT THE ACORNS AND REDISTRIBUTE TO HELP POPULATE THIS TREE. WHITE OAKS PROVIDE MORE FOR ANIMAL LIFE AND ARE ECOLO ECOLOGICAL THAN ANY OTHER TREE. FOR EXAMPLE, 511 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES NEARLY MORE THAN, UM, A HUNDRED MORE THAN A NATIVE TREE. SO IT HELPS THOSE. BUT THIS WAS, UH, THIS IS WHERE THE HISTORY TIES IN. UM, THEY BOUGHT THIS FROM THE AMERICAN HERITAGE TREES, WHICH IS ACTUALLY LOCATED IN LEBANON, TENNESSEE. THIS NURSERY GATHERS THEIR SEEDS FROM HISTORIC PLACES LIKE PRESIDENT'S HOMES, LEADERS OF OUR NATIONS AND AUTHORS. OUR PARTICULAR TREE AT WENDY HILL PARK IS A TREE THAT, UM, IS FROM A 200 YEAR OLD WHITE OAK FROM FAULKNER'S HOME IN ROANOKE. UM, IT'S COOL THAT THIS, UM, IS WELL, THAT'S HER TELLING ME. BUT ANYWAY, UM, THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT JUST ANY OLD OAK TREE. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS FASCINATING AND I HAD NOT HEARD THAT BEFORE. SO OUR TREE IS FROM FAULKNER AND, UM, ACTUALLY THE NURSERY'S RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN LEBANON. WELL, A LITTLE WAYS OFF, BUT, UM, IT'S, I JUST FOUND THAT, UM, FASCINATING. SO WHEN YOU'RE IN WINDY HOLE PARK, LOOK FOR THAT TREE THAT WAS, UM, PLANTED THANKS TO THE TREE BOARD. SO, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANKS VICE MAYOR. ALRIGHT, WELL I'LL START WITH, UH, LETTING COMMISSIONER DONAHUE THAT KNOW THAT, UH, MIMI AND PAPA HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO TAG ALONG TO SEVERAL STORY TIMES. SO IT'S A GREAT, GREAT THING OUR LIBRARY OFFERS. SO, UM, AND REALLY MY ONLY, I TALKED ABOUT THE, THE THINGS DURING, WHEN ALL THE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND EDUCATORS WERE HERE. SO I'M JUST GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VETERANS MONUMENT COMMITTEE. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S GONNA BE A VERY BEAUTIFUL MONUMENT, HONORING ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED, UH, IN THE PAST AND ARE SERVING AND WILL HOPEFULLY PASS THE TORCH ON TO THE FUTURE. UM, WE ARE NOW TRYING TO SCHEDULE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, SMALL GROUPS, LARGE GROUPS, UM, IF YOU THINK OF YOUR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS OR SOMETHING FROM SCHOOL OR SOME, UH, CLUB ORGANIZATION TO JUST COME AND SPEAK ABOUT IT. AND, AND IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A LONG PRESENTATION, JUST LET YOU KNOW BECAUSE, UH, THE HOPE AND DESIRE IS THIS EXCELLENT, UH, UH, MONUMENT TO HONOR. THE VETERANS WILL BE FUNDED BY ALL BRENTWOOD CITIZENS. SO WHETHER YOU GIVE A LITTLE OR A LOT, IT'S, IT'S HOPEFUL THAT YOU WILL HELP FUND IT. AND, UH, I APPRECIATE THE HONOR OF, OF SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT I'M JUST ONE COMMITTEE MEMBER. WE HAVE A GREAT TALENTED GROUP, UH, WHO WORK HARD AND, UH, ALL HAVE MANY DIFFERENT TALENTS AS YOU WERE SPEAKING. I I'VE BEEN AMAZED AT SOME OF THE TALENTS THAT WE HAVE, AND I DON'T THINK WE WERE AWARE OF THOSE TALENTS WHEN WE VOTED ON THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SO, UH, AGAIN, UH, UH, GIVE EARLY AND GIVE OFTEN. SO LET'S GO BRENTWOOD VETERANS MONUMENT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. VERY GOOD. HEY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, JUST WRAPPING UP, UH, JUST WANNA SAY, I MEAN, WE'VE COVERED A LOT OF GREAT THINGS TONIGHT [01:15:01] AND THAT 2040 COMMITTEE'S A REALLY BIG DEAL AND, UH, THE WHOLE PROJECT. SO, UM, CAN'T SAY ENOUGH. I REALLY HOPE EVERYONE GOES OUT AND ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE. YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE TO SEE A, A REALLY GOOD STATISTICALLY RELEVANT, UH, SAMPLING OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE BRENTWOOD LOOK LIKE OVER THE NEXT, UH, YOU KNOW, COUPLE DECADES. SO, LIKE WE'VE SAID BEFORE, YOU KNOW, I THINK BRENTWOOD WAS VERY GOOD RIGHT NOW, BUT IF WE, UH, YOU KNOW, SAY LOOK AT YOUR OWN HOME AND IF YOU HAD TAKEN IT AND HADN'T TOUCHED ANYTHING FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, UH, HOW EXCITED WOULD YOU BE ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE OVER? SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE CITY'S THE SAME WAY. WE CAN KEEP IT UP TO DATE AND RELEVANT WITHOUT CHANGING THE CHARACTER. SO JUST FIGURING OUT HOW WE DO THAT GRACEFULLY, I THINK IS A REALLY IMPORTANT DISCUSSION TO HAVE AND, AND THINKING, UH, ABOUT THE FUTURE. UM, AND, AND I WANT TO SAY WITH THE HISTORIC BOARD, UM, THAT HAS GOTTA BE ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING BOARDS I'VE EVER SEEN. THEY ARE, YOU ARE INCREDIBLE. AND I KNOW YOU FLOATED A, A COUPLE, UH, EMAILS JUST SAYING, HEY, WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT HOW MANY FOLKS WE HAVE IN THE HISTORICAL BOARD AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, MORE HANDS MAKE FOR LIGHTER WOR WORK. AND I REALLY AGREE WITH YOU. THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE HOW THE SIZE OF THE HISTORIC BOARD WAS INITIALLY ESTABLISHED. UH, MY GUESS IS, UH, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT ARBITRARY, UH, ORIGINALLY FIVE. THAT'S ONE I READ IN THE, IN THE, UM, ORDINANCE THAT ESTABLISHED. AND IS IT 11 NOW? IS THAT RIGHT? UH, WELL, THEY'RE, THEY'RE 12. 12, OKAY. YEAH. SO, BUT ONCE AGAIN, I'M NOT SURE THAT 12 IS A MAGIC NUMBER. SO I THINK, UH, AS A COMMISSIONER, IF WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT, WE, WE THINK THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY MAGICAL AT 13 , GOOD THINGS HAPPEN, SO, SO WORTHWHILE. UM, JUST WANTED TO TELL Y'ALL, WE DID HAVE A CHANCE, UH, HAD A CHANCE TO GO DOWN AND ATTEND THE SWEARING IN FOR A NEW COUNTY MAYOR ANDY, ANDY MARSHALL TODAY, WHICH IS A REALLY GOOD AFFAIR. UM, IT WAS IN THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE DOWN ON FRANKLIN SQUARE, AND, UH, THEY HAD UH, UH, A COUPLE HYMNS PERFORMED. HAD A CHANCE TO ASK THE JUDGE, YOU KNOW, HOW OFTEN DO YOU'LL HAVE MUSIC IN THE COURTROOM? AND HE SAID, INCLUDING TODAY, I THINK ONCE . SO, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS VERY GOOD AND IT'S, UH, REALLY I THINK A, A GREAT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. UM, SO REALLY THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON ON THE AGENDA? ALRIGHT, [ Consent Agenda] SO MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. UH, ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA OR CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL GENERALLY BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. EXCEPT FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION. UH, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THAT'D LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 75 RESOLUTION, ADOPTING NEW GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR THE USE OF THE RAVENSWOOD MANSION IN MARCELLO VT SMITH PARK CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 77 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY HELD BY THE CITY FOR ADOPTION CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 78 RESOLUTION ENDORSING APPLICATION FOR FM GLOBAL FIRE SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 79 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND TASK ORDER WITH DANIEL'S CHANDLER FOR TEEN SPACE RENOVATION TO THE JOHN P. HOLT BRENTWOOD LIBRARY FOR ADOPTION CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE VM RENEWAL. CONSENT TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE UPS ANNUAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE A CISCO WEBEX. CALLING PHONE PLAN CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE TRACK LOADER FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER NINE, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE HARPER INDUSTRIES TURBO VAC FOR PARKS DEPARTMENT. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOVE TO APPROVE. MOVE TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER DONAHUE. SECOND. SECOND. A SECOND VICE MAYOR. LITTLE. UM, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, PASSES. UNANIMOUSLY OLD [1. Ordinance 2026-08 - AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE OSRD (OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT) AND R-2 (SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL) ZONING DISTRICTS TO PROPERTY LOCATED WEST OF HILLSBORO ROAD AND SOUTH OF OLD HICKORY BOULEVARD TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 76.72 ACRES, for consideration on second and final reading] BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER ONE, ORDINANCE 2026 DASH OH EIGHT AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE OSRD, OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND R TWO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS TO PROPERTY LOCATED WEST OF HILLSBOROUGH ROAD AND SOUTH OF OLD HICKORY BOULEVARD, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 72.76 ACRES FOR CONSIDERATION ON SECOND AND FINAL READING. SO, UH, CITY MANAGER GAGE, IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS. NO, I DON'T HAVE, I THINK WE'VE, UH, HAD THIS IN FRONT OF YOU MANY TIMES AND YOU'RE FAMILIAR. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? LIKE I SAID, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS QUITE A BIT AND THIS IS A FINAL STEP. OH, DO WE NEED A MOTION? YEAH. ALRIGHT. A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOVE APPROVE. COMMISSIONER UE. SECOND COMMISSIONER TRAVIS. ALRIGHT, SO ANY DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS? SEEING [1. Resolution 2026-76 - A RESOLUTION ANNEXING CERTAIN TERRITORY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF HILLSBORO ROAD AND SOUTH OF OLD HICKORY BOULEVARD UPON WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE OWNERS AND TO INCORPORATE THE SAME WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD INCLUDING THE PLAN OF SERVICES, for adoption] [01:20:01] NONE. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 76 RESOLUTION, ANNEXING CERTAIN TERRITORY ARE LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF HILLSBOROUGH ROAD IN SOUTH OF OLD HICKORY BOULEVARD. UPON WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE OWNERS TO INCORPORATE THE SAME WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, INCLUDING THE PLAN OF SERVICES FOR ADOPTION. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'M MOVED FOR ADOPTION. SECOND MOVE FOR APPROVE. COMMISSIONER DUNN, SECOND COMMISSIONER. LITTLE CONVERSATIONS ON THIS. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER? JUST, UH, REAL QUICK, AGAIN, THIS IS A PROPERTY YOU JUST TOOK ACTION ON FOR THE REZONING. IT IS WITHIN THE URBAN, UH, CITY'S URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY. IT'S A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION AND, UH, BECAUSE IT'S RESOLUTION, IT'S ONE READ ITEM. VERY GOOD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THE LAST, [2. Appointment of one (1) member to the Board of Zoning Appeals] UH, NEW BUSINESS, AN APPOINTMENT OF ONE NUMBER TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. I SEEM TO ONLY HAVE ONE BALLOT. UH, SO IF EVERYONE WOULD LIKE TO CAREFULLY FILL OUT THEIR BALLOT, HOPE THIS VOTE DOESN'T TAKE TOO LONG. ALL RIGHT. BE SURE TO SIGN, I WOULDN'T BE OFFENDED IF SOMEONE JUST WANTED TO MAKE A MOTION. AND YOU COULD VOTE BY ACCLAMATION AS WELL. UNLESS YOU JUST WANT ME TO READ THE NAME SEVEN TIMES OPPOSED TO THAT. OKAY. BUT THERE'S ONE NAME SO I'LL READ IT SEVEN TIMES. FOR, FOR BOARDS. EVEN FOR SOMETHING THIS SIMPLE, I DON'T WANT TO DO IT 'CAUSE THERE MIGHT BE SOMEONE I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT NEED SOMETHING. I HAVE READ IT. SEVEN. YOU READY? YOU READY? OKAY. COMMISSIONER PIPPEN VOTES FOR ANDREW DOTY. COMMISSIONER TRAVIS VOTES FOR ANDREW DOTY, VICE MAYOR. LITTLE VOTES FOR ANDREW DOTY. MAYOR ANDREWS VOTES FOR ANDREW DOTY. COMMISSIONER DONAHUE VOTES FOR ANDREW DOTY. COMMISSIONER GARRIS VOTES FOR ANDREW DOTY. AND COMMISSIONER DUNN DID NOT CHECK A BOX. ? I VOTE FOR ANDREW. I VOTE FOR DREW DOTY. I'VE KNOWN HIM SINCE HE WAS 10 YEARS OLD. OH MY GOSH. I STARTED THINKING MAYBE THAT'S WHY SHE WANTED ME TO READ HIM ALL LOUD. . OH MY GOSH, HE'S MAKING A POINT. NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. NO, NO. I'LL CHECK A BOX AND I'LL PUT BY KC WITH PERMISSION. HOW ABOUT THAT? I WAS SO UP ON MY HIGH HORSE. I FORGOT. . SEE? SEE I FOUND A WAY TO VOTE VERBALLY. ANYWAY. YEAH. EXCELLENT. YOU ENJOYED THAT. WHAT'S THAT? I THINK HE'S ALRIGHT. SO WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS? DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO UH, ADJOURN? I MOVE TO AURN. MOVE TO ADJOURN. SECOND. SECOND. COMMISSIONER GURES. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. ADJOURNED. THANK YOU AND UH, TO ALL THAT HUNG TO THE BITTER END. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.